Description:
The Color of Water : 2 Audio Cassettes – Audiobookby James McBride (Author), Andre Braugher (Narrator), Lainie Kazan (Narrator)
A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
Publisher: Dove Entertainment Inc; Abridged edition (1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0787108618
ISBN-13: 9780769404134
playing time approximately 3 hours
Describes growing up in a Brooklyn housing project, one of twelve children of a white mother and black father, discussing his mother's contributions to his life and coming to terms with confusion over his own identity. Read by Andre Braugher & Lainie Kazan.
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The need to clarify his racial identity prompted the author to penetrate his veiled and troubled family history. Ruth McBride Jordan concealed her former life as Rachel Deborah Shilsky, the daughter of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, from her children. Her grim upbringing in an abusive environment is left behind when she moves to Harlem, marries a black man, converts to Christianity, and cofounds a… Read More
